Venerable Tarasius of Glushitsa

Venerable Tarasius of Glushitsa labored in the first half of the 15th century. He was originally hegumen of a monastery in the Perm land founded by St. Stephen of Perm, laboring among the Zyryans. Around 1427, with the blessing of Bishop Gerasim of Perm, he humbly relinquished his position as hegumen and came to the Glushitsa Protection Monastery in the Vologda land, founded by St. Dionysius of Glushitsa, bringing with him some possessions which he surrendered entirely to the monastery. St. Dionysius, valuing his humility, received him among the brethren. Tarasius spent about ten years there in strict asceticism, acquiring the gift of compunction and constant tears. He reposed in 1440, during the abbacy of St. Dionysius's successor, St. Amphilochius of Glushitsa, and was buried at the monastery. His relics rest beneath the church; his memory is kept together with the other Glushitsa fathers (Dionysius, Amphilochius, Macarius, Theodosius) on October 12/25, and also in the Synaxis of Vologda Saints.